Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Making Plans : :

With the completion of those eight simple & sweet pillows for my sister last week, and being just one binding session away from finishing the last of my neglected quilt makings, I feel safe to do a little quilt project planning. I'm thinking of maybe making a Christmas tree quilt, but something nontraditional since I recently destashed all of my holiday novelty fabrics and now my stash is majorly lacking in both reds & Christmas green.

The fabrics are mostly a mix of Art Gallery Fabric collections - light citron, fern, emerald, jade, and several other variations of green, coral, cerise, fuchsia, crimson, and a little brown. Not a single print even slightly holiday-ish but still, I think these will work for what I have in mind.

I plan to combine the "reds" with low volume prints to make HST's!

For the "greens" I'll cut a variety of wide strips, in various lengths, to build a stacked scrappy fabric tree!

For me, beginning a new quilt is one of my most favorite things! The only thing better is seeing them in action, giving them to the ones I love, knowing they'll keep warm under a quilt made just for them. Today, I'm helping my best friend make her very first quilt for her family. I have a feeling that she's going to be hooked and that this opportunity to help her make her first quilt will join the top of my favorite things list!

I love holiday quilts that use non-traditional and non-novelty fabrics, so I love the fabrics you pulled for your new project! I can just imagine it so I can't wait to see it. Starting a new quilt is exciting indeed!

I love the planning stage too!! And look forward to the quilting part so very much...the whole time I'm piecing something, I'm thinking about how I will quilt it! Hate the binding part :) I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with that gorgeous fabric. I really don't like to make anything that is a specific holiday...I want it used all year long!! I think your tree will be fabulous!!

Without realizing it I must have needed to get rid of those holiday fabrics (that I've had in my stash for at least three yearsnow) to finally feel inspired to create a holiday inspired quilt! I'm excited!!

I love holiday quilts, pillows, towels, anything! Makes them so much more special to have handmade around. Have a three dimensional tree quilt cut out, just need to get with my granddaughter, who wants to make her first quilt. Thinking over the Thanksgiving weekend. So excited!